"SUGAR IS THE DEVIL" - Just telling it like it is. When it comes to the hard truth about sugar, obesity, and disease, both the sugar industry and Harvard University have A LOT to answer for. Glad the facts now are pouring out. Get rid of added sugar and too many starchy carbs like they're the plague.

I love my resistance bands. There are a lot of good videos on Spark that have different band workouts, so you can mix things up if you want.

Lauren Sri Lanka

If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out. ~~Jean Kerr

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~~Anais Nin

The previous posters have given you some good advice and resources. As far as body parts go, I recommend beginners start with a full body workout, 2-3 times per week. You really don't need to do split routines unless you're an advanced exerciser with specific muscle-building goals.

Hope that helps,

Coach Jen

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down but the staying down." Mary Pickford

"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch."

You can definitely start strength using body weight only. As you progress you could buy a set of hand weights or even use something like milk jugs with water in them, but you should be able to pick up a set of hand weights cheap. I do strength training regularly and I don't go to the gym at all.

I’m starting my weight loss journey, and I’ve been doing cardio but I need help how to do strength training without weights since I don’t have a gym membership and to also figure out days that I need to do which body parts.

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